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FOREST AND STREAM 



[Oct. 16, 1890. 



had been made, suddenly disappeared, we had an exceedingly 

 pleasant time among these warv residents of the forest. 



NOTES. 



Harry Thurmau is a good wing-shot, but he cannot fait a bird 

 when it is perching. 



Mr. F. F. Davison helped us in the management and a more 

 cool-headed and efficient gentleman for this purpose cannot be 

 found anywhere. 



Harry Thurmau's shooting blouses were very numerous. The 

 bovs all like ihem. 



Brother Courtney is not only a good shot but a hustler as well. 

 If the Lefever Arms Company don't sell guns on his route it is not 

 his fault. 



Harrisburg's delegation was conspicuous by their absence. 



We won't use live birds at our next tournament. 



Shoot iho rapid-firing system. President Clark braced himself 

 over his dog 1 " point Thursday and hollowed ''pull." What do jpu 

 think of this? He then apologizes by saying he was "in fun." 

 Don't believe him. 



The number of entries compares very favorably with tourna- 

 ments all over the country. Next year wo will have more. 



Altoona, Pa., Oct. 11. G. G. Zeth, Sec'y. 



CHICAGO. 



Chicago, 111., Oct. 11.— Mr. Lew Harrison of Minneapolis passed 

 Ihrough here a day or so ago on his way home from the Dunellen 

 shoot. He was with the Kansas City double-geared phenomenon, 

 Jimmy G A. R, Elliott. 



If the Chicago — Kansas City return match is shot at Kansas City 

 early in November as is expected hem. Mr. Elliott and Mr. R. R, 

 "Wadsworth" of this city will probably have a 100 bird" go on 

 the side for the Championship Cup on that, occasion. Mr. "Wads- 

 worih" will probably shoot 100 birds with Mr. Macalester, thenot'd 

 Eastern amateur, if that gentleman is present as a guest of the 

 Washington Park Club at a date this winter, as it is anticipated 

 he will be. 



The gossip here now is that Kansas City will demur to a team of 20 

 men, and will ask for a team of 10. This, it is thought by the leaders 

 of the 'earn movement here, they can not under the terms of t heir 

 former w tit ten aereement request, and there are whispers of 20 

 men or nothing. If Kansas City has not so many as 20 pigeon 

 shooters, she ought, as a matter of courtesy and concession, which 

 well become her now, to select at the very lowest number 15 men 

 to meet the Chicago visitors, while it, would be unwise to state any- 

 thing as settled which is not ye» so, it is not a risky guess to make 

 that Che race, if shot at all, will be with not less than 15 men a 

 side, and perhaps not. less than 20. 



At the meeting of last week it was thought that some shooters 

 were omitted from the preliminary team who should have he' n in- 

 cluded. At a meeting held at the Sherman House last night, the 

 following were added to Hip preliminary team: Messrs. J. M. Hutch- 

 inson. E. M. Sleek, S. M. Booth, V. Hoffman, D. G. Cunningham, 

 W. W. Foss, A. M. Hoffman, A. W. Beeves, J A. Saxton, F. A. 

 Place, Tony Dominb-o, Gib Harris, F. Willard, Ed. Price, John 

 Heiland, Joe Card, W. H. Haskell, J. C. Donald, Chas. Kern, F. 

 H. Lord, A. T. Loyd, C. S. Wilcox, W. T. Johnson, Chas. Marriz, 

 J. A. Gardner. W. L. Wells. The board of management was also 

 instructed to add to the list any further names of shooters who 

 may have got, away, aud it, is hoped that after a little everybody 

 will be satisfied, or at least everybody elected. The sifting out. of 

 the final team, however, who are to defend the Thermopylae of 

 Chicago and come back victorious or on a shutter, will be left to 

 the wisdom of the 30 men first elected. A practice shoot at 15 birds 

 is ordered for next Wednesday at which 50 or 60 or so of the team 

 are expected to be present. Kansas City may not have over 10 

 shooters, but Chicago ha,s, so to speak, shooters to throw at the 

 birds. There are plenty of man here who are panting to get a hack 

 at the wicked and lightniuglike 1 Kansas City driver." E. Hough 



WATSON'S PARK. 



BoRNStHii. Ill,, Oct. 7.— The following is the score made here 

 to-day hy toe Chicago Gun Club, at, 12 live pigeons. 3uyds. rise, 

 SOvds! boundary, Illinois State rules, for their handicap modal: 



GKIoinman. ..'.112111211111 12 KSIwk ...21.2212012122-1] 



R B Wads wo rth . 101 131 222121 -11 AW Reeves 121122110110-10 



M J Ei e h 12121 .'1121 1 1-12 .1 Watson 101211112221—11 



H Kle1nm.au 1122110111.21-11 C H Smith 101021212011-9 



H Balers 001121212211—10 W H Skinner 1111121,21111-12 



Tie won by Eic.h. Mr. Skinner is not a club member. 



Same day," at 25 Peoria blackbirds, for medal; 



Henry Kle in man 1111111111 000003 0111 11 11 1 -19 



RB Wadsworth 11011111110.11011111110011-20 



M J Eieh 000100010 w. 



Geo Kleinman 101 110100111 11 1101 1111011— 19 



Ed Sleek ..linOllllllllllJlllllllll— 24 



C H Smith OOOOOlOOOOllOOOfJlOOlOlOOO— 7 



W H Skinner liOOOllOllOllOllllOlllOH— $ 



Oct. JO.— The following is the score made here to-day by the Gun 

 Club of Chicago, 10 live pigeons, 30yds. rise, Illinois State rules, 

 for club medal: 



R B Wadsworth . . . .1221311110-9 J E Phillips 1211211111—10 



F Willard 0121110220-7 E St eck. 218221 1222-10 



L Willard 1222001212 -8 B Rock 1111001221— 8 



On tie Phillips won. 



At 20 Peona blackbirds same day, for medal: 

 F WH1 ar« id 1 01 1111111 111111 111— 1<S ESteck.. 11111111111111111101-19 

 Wad sw'thOl 1111011111111111 11-18 B Rock .. .11111 ! 1111 11 101 10110— 17 

 L WillardnnOlUimillOllll-lS J Phillips. 1101()1111(I10H)]|]111 15 



Oct. 11 — The following is the. score mado here to-day by the Pull- 

 man Gun Club, of Pollman, at 10 live pigeons, 30yds. rise, SOyds. 

 boundary, Illinois State rules: 



O Sleet 2202221 220 -8 A Schutfler 0201010101— 5 



C Williams 0221221112—9 McConnell 201121 IU 1-9 



Joe Fliun 1002001211—0 F Teeple 0121210021 7 



Jas Flinn 0120220OO1-5 L Pickett ]2U101':022— 7 



J Cull 2021100100-5 W Dallyn 0110111122— H 



R Ruusten 2212110220—8 Vau Delow 2222212001—8 



GFieldhouse 0121121200-7 J Ward 1001021221—7 



G Gardner 0 11222021—8 W Walpolo 2211221101-9 



Miss and out on 9: Williams L Conuc.il 0, W'»lpole 3, a"d won. 

 On i<: Delow and Runsten 0, Dallyn 4, Sleet 10, Gardner 11. and 

 won. On 7: Pickett and Fieldhouse 0, Ward 2, Teeple 3, and won. 



Ravelrigg. 



NEW YORK STATE SHOOT. 



UTICA, N. Y., Oct. 13-BdHor Forest and Stream: At the last 

 convention of the State Sportsmen's Association, held at 

 Lyons, a committee was appointed to arrange a programme and 

 make rules under w hich the next meeting will be held. The com- 

 miltee will meet for that purpose in R' me. on Oct. 27, and as one 

 of the members of that committee 1 shall be only too glad to re- 

 ceive suggestions from soortsmen in regard to the matter. Now 

 brother sportsmen, don't wait until you get to Rome next year 

 and then "kick" on the arrangements, but put jour ideas on 

 paper as to how the next shoot should be conducted and send 

 either to the chairman ef the committee or to the undersigned, 

 who will see to it that; every communication or suggestion is laid 

 before the committee and acted upon. Now brothers Richmond, 

 Hadley and all other "big talkers," come to the front with your 

 ideas and assist the committee. Henry L. Gates. 



ST. LOUIS, Mo., Oct. 10. —A live bird match for $ 100 a side took 

 place to-day between Ed. Spencer, of Carrollton, JUL, and Jas. E. 

 Hagerty. About 50 enthusiasts were present to witness the battle 

 for supremacy and enjoyed t lie affair throughout. Spencer was 

 (strong in the beginning, but weakened toward the end. Hagerty 

 was just the re 'verse. Ho lost his first two birds, and it was gen- 

 erally remarked that Spencer would have a walk-over, bat Hag- 

 erty pulled himself together in the latter part of the match and 

 shot strong. 100 live birds. Hurlinghatn rules: 



Hagerty 001111121111101 H2021212122122212ri212112212H0ia 



2121H20oa221 l3.v.ll212il2!llJ2i22!21 i2ii:t 111211122— 93 



Spencer 11 1 1212211 ! : 2;.' 112111 lo2220100I I U 1 21 221 1 010 1 211121 



1102121221121 01 21 12 1.112211122 1112201320 112221U11 1 —90 

 Unsgr Fritz. 



FREEPORT, III.., Oct. 8— There will be a shooting tournament 

 at Free-port, 111., Nov. 5 and G, at live birds and inanimate targets. 

 Programmes all ready. The shoot for the diamond badge is open 

 to all. For programmes send to C. E. Gaboon, Free port, 111. 



MONEY— DALY.— A match has been arranged between Capt. 

 Money, of England, and Phil Daly, Jr., of Long Branch, to take 

 place at Hollywood, on Tuesday, Occ. 21. The conditions will be 

 Hurlmgham rules, 21yds. boundary, 50 birds a man, for $250 a side. 



CLASS-KLEINZ.— Frank Class, of Pine Brook, N. J., and J. 

 Frank Kleinz, the well known wmg-sliot, of Philadelphia, Pa., 

 are to shoot a 100 bird race at White Plains, N. Y., Thorsday 

 afternoon, Oct. 23. The rules governing will be Hurlingham, 

 a,nd is for $250 a, side. 



CLAREMONT SHOOTING GROUNDS, OCT. ■ 11.— Ten blue- 

 rocks, 50 cents entry: 



1 2 3 h 6 6 



Sigler G 8 10 8 9 9 



Johnson 8 10 10 9 6 10 



Hathaway (i 9 8 5 9 



Hunt 8 8 8 .. .. .. 



Englewood. 6 9 8 7 8 6 



Collins ..6 8 8 8 7 .. 



Tat ham 6 6 6 5 5 5 



Sunderman..... 8 7 7 



Osrerhout, 7 8 6 5 6 2 



Livingston 8 9 8 7 10 . . 



Nictiols ,. , 3 2 6 7 7 



Sweep 1, 4 live birds, $2 entry: 



Sigler 1121-4 Englewood 0223-3 



Johnson.. 1111-4 Collins 2101—3 



Mead 1111-4 Tatham 02 1-3 



Hathaway H'10-2 Livingston 1H3-4 



Hunt... 0022—2 



Sweep 2, same: 



Sigler 1011— 3 Englewood 1122-4 



Johson 1101-3 Livingston ...1101—3 



Mead . 1212-4 Hunt 1 201-3 



Ha' ha way 1211—4 



Sweep 8, same: 



Sigler.....' 0101—2 Livingston 1122- 1 



Johnson 0111-3 Mead 3101-3 



Hathaway 2100—3 Hunt 1222— i 



Englewood 2111-4 - Collins 1202—3 



NEWARK, N. J., Oct. 11.— One of the best, live bird matches 

 ever seeji in Newark took place at John Erb's t is afternoon be- 

 tween Charles M. Ued den a* d Robert ^chraff ; the conditions 

 being fifty live birds each, under Hurlingham. rule?, for 850 a side 

 and the birds. The day was good, the wind and crisp air causing 

 the birds to fly lively enough to please the most exacting shooter. 

 Heddcn, who belongs to the Newark Gun Club, is one of the what 

 expert as well as one of the oldest t<ap shots in the State, while 

 Schrafft, who belongs to the Mutual Gun Club, is wholly inex- 

 perienced in match shooting, and had never shut a fifty-bird race. 

 Be is a cool shot, however, and excels at single-barrel work. The 

 match whs called at 3: 9 (J, Schrafft leading off with a splendid first- 

 barrel kill. Hedden doing likewise. At the end Of the twenty-fifi h 

 round Schrafft. wa,s two birds behind, and he was on able from 

 that time on to improve his position, though he did some very 

 brilliant shooting. The race was the hottest ever fought by Mr. 

 Hedden. Chris. Reinhart officiated as referee and his decisions 

 were not questioned. The full score of the match follows: 

 Hedden, 30yds. ...111 2 211011121113 2 12112111 



21222102211 3 211323210221 2—47 

 Schrafft, 28yds. ...10 11121111121 111121110 101 



111112 1 2 1110 2 12113201101 1-44 

 Hedden used bis second barrel twenty-two times, Schrafft used 

 his second barrel nine times. Each man lost one bird dead out, of 

 bounds. 



TORONTO, Oct. S.-The fifth annual shoot of the West Toronto 

 Junction Gun Club was held yesterday at Blea's grounds. The 

 weather was very disagreeable, but the shooting was good, as the 

 score will show. The following is the score at 15 live pigeons 

 each, 20yds. rise, use of both barrels: 

 First Class. 



PYv'akefield 15 E Brown 14 J Douglas 13 



C Charles -15 W Mc Do wall 14 J Townson 13 



W Dodge 15 R Black. 13 D Blea 13 



G Ii Briggs 11 



Second Class. 



CHinton 15 W Smith 12 S Rice 10 



C Kemp 13 E Dollery 11 T Boswell 10 



DC Walton 13 



Third Class. 



W Blea 14 E Gabel 11 G Oakley 10 



The shoot was continued to-day. The weather was fine and the 

 birds went like rockets. The shoot-off in the first class was one 

 of the finest displays ever seen in the Dominion, Briggs killing 13 

 straight birds at 32yds. rise In shooting off the ties 'of 15 in' the 

 first class Charles won; ties of 14, Briggs; ties of 13, Douglas. 

 In the second class the results were: O. Hi 11 ton first, D, C. Walton 

 second. C. Kemp third. In third class W. Blea, Jr., took first. 



PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Oct. 11-Nicetown Kennel and Gun 

 Club. Weekly club shoot. Shoot at bluerocks. 3 traps, 16yds. rise, 

 shot under the Amerean Shooting Association rules: 



Walker .11110100101.1010- 9 E David 1)0111111101101—12 



Pratt 0100001000 — 2 E David lOlOOUIOlllolO - 9 



Fell OOOMOOIOO —1 Cummins 10010110] 00011 1- 8 



S Reeves llOOOlUOHOlll-10 W Ulary mioiimo - 9 



E David 0101 1111111 011 1 — 12 Sherwood 01101 —3 



Cnmmings ...-1U1001 10101010 - 9 Brey 11111110110 — 9 



W Ulary i- HOI 1001111111 1-12 Mohr OHIO —3 



Sherwood 01101 1001110111—10 Cummins 1011001 —4 



Brey 001000100111100 - 6 Reeves 1110911111 — S 



Mohr IIOOIOOOIIIIOIO- 8 Sherwood 01 II 01 11111 101 —1.1 



Match at 8 single bluerocks: Brey 2, Cummius 2, Da,vid 3, Ulary 

 3. Ulary won tie for first, Brey for second. 



CLEVELAND, Oct. 9.— With a mild afternoon, a clean sky, and 

 no breeze, the members of the Cleveland Gun yesterdav m ule one 

 of the worst average scores on record. The clay birds flew ni-ely, 

 the traps worked well, and the guns seemed 10 be ail righ , but 

 the eyes of the shooters were out of focus. A. border of g.vae eggs 

 encircled the club house and still there were a few left over for 

 another day. The, first twentv-five birds was the regular club 

 shoot and W. H. Tamblyn and Fritz tied on 2,2, the latter winniug 

 on rhe shoot-off. This gave first budge to Fritz and I. O. Jones 

 won the second badge. The score of the gun and club shoot fol- 

 lows, the handicap being added in each instance: 



Sweetman 48 W A Tamblyn ... ,H Wherry 58 



LO Jones., 41 A B Jones 37 Rudolph 43 



Night 40 Baker... 37 Cafban withdrew 



Fritz 47 Bloom 43 Martin — withdrew 



TINE IRON WORKS, Pa., Oct. 13.-The long talked of match 

 between Jackson wal Club and the Pine Gun Club was shot at 

 Erb's on the 4»h for a supper. The match was at 10 Keystones. 

 Jaclcsonwal Club: F. Wentzel 5, J. Gee liters, A AdViha 5: total 

 15. Pine Gun Club: J. F. Dierolf 8, S. H. Schacfer 3, T. .1 Dierolf 

 3: total 13. The returu match will be shot at Jacksouwal on the 

 2oth of this montn. 4 men on a side. Then they shot sweepstake 

 matches, 50 cents entrance, 3 moneys in all matches. Totals lor 

 the four matches: 



J Dierolf 1 8 7 5 T J Dierolf 4 6 5 5 



A Adams 2 3 2 2 W Heister 3 4 4 5 



F Wentzel 6 5 7 6 S H Schaeffer . , ... 0 4 2 



JGechter 6 4 6 7 



In third match ties of 7, J. Dierolf won. In fourth match ties 

 of 5, T. J. Dierolf won. 



BROOKLYN, Oct. 9.— The Unknown Gun CJub held its regular 

 monthly shoot at Dexter Park, Long Island, to-day. Fifteen 

 members were present, each shooting at seven birds. I. Hyde and 

 R. Brown were, tied for first prize, and in the shoot-off Hyde won. 

 Second prize was divided between Plate and Vaghts. The con- 

 dition oi the shoot, was that the bird must be killed with the first 

 barrel. Tfie second barrel is used to count a lost. bird. The score: 

 Regular shoot at 7 birds each man: Liemering 5. Rankin 3, Van 

 Staden 2, B r >yle 3, Vr ome 4, Knebel. Sr. 3, Vaghts 6, Brown 7, 

 Howard 4, Hyde 7, Schumacher 4, Gilman 4, Bie> man 2, Plate 0 



RED BANK, N. J., Oct. 10— The fine weather attracted a large 

 attendance to the weekly shoot, of the Riverside Gun Club this 

 afternoon. The summary follows: First event, 10 singles.- Ed. 

 Throckmorton and David Belshaw 8, Ed. Cooper, Dr. W. Whit- 

 more and Fred Beale 7, Ivins 6, A. Whymer and John B. Bergen 

 5, James Cooper 4, D Slocum 3, Geo. Longstreet and John Cooper 

 3. Second event, 10 singles: Ed. Throckmorton and Ivins 9, Ed. 

 Cooper 8, Whymer and John Cooper 6, Beale 5, James Cooper and 

 Bergen 4, Longstreet and Whitmore 3. Third event, 10 singles: 

 John Cooper 10, Throckmorton 8, Ivins 7, James and Ed. Cooper 

 and Beale 6, Whymer 5. Final event, 5 pairs: Ed. James and John 

 Cooper 8, Throckmorton 5, Whymer 4. 



WORCESTER, Mass., Oct. 8.— Yesterday there was a meet of 

 the Worcester Sportsmen's Club at Ooal Mine Brook range, This 

 was the first meet during the open season. The principal 

 event was the continuation of the contest in the merchandise 

 race. Each man had a possible 25 clay-pigeons, the work of each 

 follows: Gilbert J. Rugg 23, E. T. Smith 19. M. D. and A, 8. Gil" 

 man each 18, W. R, Dean 17, Wm, L. Davis, Geo. Adams, H, D, 

 Jourdan and A. R. Bowdish each 10, He^ry W. Webber 15, Chas. 

 Compton 14, E. T. Whittaker 12. E. F. Swan 11, E. S. Koowles 8, 

 C. H. Howe and H. W. Brown each 6. 



faclftinij. 



Forest and Stream, Box 2,832, N. Y. city, has deaeript! ve illus- 

 trated circulars of W. B. Leffingwell's book, "Wild Fowl Shoot- 

 ing," which will be mailed free on request. The book Is pro- 

 nounced by "Nan.it," "Gloan," "Dick Swiveller," "Sybillene" and 

 other competent, authorities to be the best treatise on the subject 

 extant. 



A THOUSAND MILES IN A NAPHTHA LAUNCH. 



TUB VOYAGE OF THE MTRA PROM tfERNANDINA. TO KEY WEST. 

 BY CAPTAIN CLARENCE ANDREWS AND CHIEF 

 ENGINEER ELWOOD "BILLY" HOFER. 



[Concluded from Paae %ZS.~\ 



APRIL 3.— All is ready. Supplies and gasoline enough for two 

 weeks on board. We carry 185 gallons of the latter with us, 

 which we hope. will take us to Miami, a distance of 350 miles. We 

 engage a man named Phelps, who lives at Marco, to pilot us as far 

 a° that point. Are off at 11:30; day fair, wind hign from S.W. 

 Opposite Saoibel Lighthouse we run inio a heavy sea. and find it 

 necessary to stop under Ihe lea of the shore until the wind 

 moderates or changes its directio-i. At 4 P. M. we try again to 

 gain 'he opposite shore, and mike Matanzas Inlet in one li^ur, 

 though we rind a dangerous crossing and narrow escape from 

 being swamped. We anchor in this quiet pass for the night, pray- 

 ing for an easterly wind. Wo are much discouraged to find that 

 an open boat is ho much at the mercy of the elements. Tne direc- 

 tion of the wind is a most important factor that we now have to 

 deal with; without a favorable one (from the land) we can do 

 11 > thing. By much patience and perseverance we made Key 

 West, but it took us two weeks to do what could be done in three 

 or four days were our boat, decked over. The soft mooDb'ght 

 would have charmed our distressed spirits, bad not the mosquitoes 

 and band-flies made havoc with our rest, in spite of cheese-cloth 

 bars, which bar nothing, although called "Florid a life preservers." 



April h.— The wind seems favorable from where we are anchored 

 and at 7 A. M. we make for the Gulf, but the waves are too high 

 for us. and we have to turn about and scamper back, There is 

 an in- ide route, however, through E»tero Bay and we take that; 

 pass mangrove islands and schools of porpoises, picking our way 

 carefully be f ween sharp oyster beds and sandbars. At 10 A. M. 

 we reach an outlet to the Gulf and « e anchor here, row over to a 

 narrow strip of sand, which forms a breakwater from the heavy 

 sen. and breakers, gather some pretty shells and shoot a few shore 

 birds, which the natives dignify by the name of '-plover;' 1 small 

 as they are they prove very giod and a welcome addition to our 

 larder- The wind is increa-ing and we decide to remain in this 

 quiet harbor. If we had some miUet or fiddlers for bait we 

 might fish. We sail hack a little distance and anchor opposite a 

 cabin, pay a vhit to the Portugese owner to ask for some; but 

 this devout fisherman informs us I hat it being Good Friday he 

 would not dare to catch any. He says that some t ime ago a terri- 

 ble calamity occurred on this day, that the heavenly laws are un- 

 changeable; although here we have different presidents and 

 rulers, "up there" it is always the same. So we are bound to fol- 

 low his example and drowse away the day in idleness. We catcb 

 a to a .rine catfish, however, for supper. A handsome fish and not 

 bad ea' ing. 



April 5.— The wind has not sliifted and we are here for another 

 day, still within sight, of Sanibel light. Our Portugese friend 

 "Agoust" brings some mullet and we row over to a group of man- 

 groves, through whicn runs a. channel. The tide is naif flood and 

 the "Silver King'" ought to be seeking his customary meal. I cast 

 my bait and retire into the shade about 30yds. off; do not wait 

 long before I have a bite; the reel spins round rapidly, then stid- 

 denly c ases, and on rewinding I find bait, hook and snood are 

 gone, probably seized by a ,iew fish. These fish have a habit of 

 sinking into holes as soon as they feel the hook and remaining 

 there wedged in by rucks on the edges of which the line is cut. 

 The damage repaired, in less than a half hour the reel clicks 

 again, and this time the line tightens out horizontally. I play 

 my fish, until the entire line 13 exhausted, and myself nearly so. 

 Tne skiff is bcinsr towed against the tide; when' my antagonist 

 loosens his grip 1 wind in as rapidly as possible, but as soon as I 

 can see the silver gleam of the tarpon scales, the lino, breaks and 

 he is off! Although unsuccessful in my fishing, I can well under- 

 stand the excitement of the sport, once you have your fish secure 

 at tlie end of the line, and are being towed out to sea, speculating 

 upon the nature of the monster towing. It may be a shark, a 

 dolphin or a tarpon; if it is the latter you have the additional 

 pleasure of returning homo and bragging about your success. 



In the afternoon we amuse ourselves picking oysters off the 

 trees. They are very palatable and cluster around the. hanging 

 branches of the mangrove. They are cnlled "coon" oysters be- 

 cause the coons are supposed to delight in them and keep a stone 

 hidden near the beds in place of an oyster knife. 



April G.—We wake early to find the wind off Fbore, and hurry 

 through breakfast in order to take advantage of it, Sail through 

 the inlet which is near San Carlos Pass, but not on ihe map. at 

 7:15; weather equally, but sea calmer; make for Hickory Pass, due 

 south. At 12 pass Naples, where there is a hotel for winter tour- 

 ists, a long duck and a sandy bnach, but no harbor. Along the 

 coast until 2:15, when we enter the beautiful harbor of Marco, 

 about 35 miles from Estero Bay. and tie up alongside the wharf 

 and store of W. D CoUier. Although Sunday, the store is open, 



A fine harbor, with many inlets and smaller bays; a good but 

 winding channel, affording an inland pas-age, staged out as far 

 as Capo Sable. It is now being thoroughly surveyed by Mr. J. 

 Hei-L-esheimer, the author of most of the Florida co sr charts, who 

 is here with the U. Survey ship Flirt. Captain Collins takes us 

 to visit his large cocoanut grove, one of fie handsomest in toe 

 State. It extends around the bay to the Gulf along a s .nd beach. 

 Au ideal lovers' walk, and we notice it is properlv appre' dated hy 

 several couples in the moonlight. We also call on Mr. Oollins'3 

 fath r, although the Captain will not accompany us; there is a 

 feud between them, and for years they have not spokeu nor 

 crossed each othei 's land. As both have their docks and schoon- 

 ers, they do not seem inconvenienced by their family quarrel. 

 The. old gentleman's house is back of bis son's, about 200yds. away, 

 and surrounded by an astonishing variety of trees, an incomplete 

 list of which 1 give: Sapodilla, alligator pear (in great quanti- 

 ties), sugar apple (sivetjt sop), sour sop, banana, dace, mulberry 

 and cocoanut, ires, papau, lime, orange, "mammee." oleander, 

 fig, royal punciaua, guava. Also many trees familiar to the 

 North. 



Mr. Colpns 2>cYc, a stalwart man of 70, meets us in his house, a 

 one-story wooden structure wile a hall in the center, and four 

 passages radiating from it' at right angles, each end open nd 

 covered with mosquito bars. He takes gr»at, pride in showing us 

 his garden, from which we have a beautiful vieiv of the bay, in- 

 cluding his private dock and harbor. Key West is the point to 

 which the settlers send their vegetables, fruit, fish and 'gator 

 skins, 'they make periodical trips there, many in their own ves- 

 sels. In the evening Mr. dergesheimer kindly sends his boat 

 manned by six well-trained negro sn.ilors; they row us swiftly and 

 with graceful precision to the Flirt, which our host calls "the best 

 hotel in Florida." Two roomy cabins 20ft. square, a large bath- 

 room, a first rate cook and well-stocked larder make very com- 

 fortable bachelor quarters; and as the present occupant haslivod 

 there 10 years, surveyi ug thes- coasts and sounding their waters, 

 they have a most homelike appearauce, 



^.prii 7. — We hire a boy named Green to show us a good fishing 

 ground; we sail gaily along in a little sloop down Marco bay pro- 

 vided with our luncheon. We anchor about 3 miles from Marco, 

 and having ( aught some good siz d mullet with our cast-net, we 

 take up our position with [be skiff at thepoint of a narrow chan- 

 nel. The tide is at half flood and we expect the tai pou to bite. 

 The inevitable shark and ugly jewfish worry us in succession. 

 My third bite reels off 50yd 3. of line and a piece of mv finger. 

 We have f uu for ten minutes, then toe line breaks, and we see a 

 big shark waltzing in the water as if suffering from an attack 

 of indigestion. Thel ss of a couple of mor e books convince us that 

 the shnrks have tne best of it, aud we return to the Mira, Green 

 professes to know a better fishing place further on; also a good 

 shooting country, and we decide to try him for another day or 

 two. Wo return to Collins's wharf, make a few purchases, a lot 

 of alligator skins amoug them, as this is a great market for those 

 shot in" the Everglades (Mr. Collins has over a thousand in stock). 



At 5 P. M. we take a S.E. course through a narrow inlet of the 

 bay pa=ft innumerable mangrove islands, and aochor at sundown 

 about a mile from "Hell's Hole," where we intend to try our luck 

 oncemore. 



^Ipri! S,— We row to our fishing ponds. We are going to try 

 grai deg or spearing the fish, for a change. The grains are two 

 barbed urongs fixed to a socket fitting loosely in the end of a pole 

 13 to 15ft. long; a cord is tied to the grains and held in the right 

 hand together with the pole. The other end of the cord is coiled 

 in the bottom of the boat. Green stands in the bow, his pole 

 poised in both hands, we paddle slowly along the shore in shallow 

 water, where the jew fish abound. The boy's practiced eye soo-i 

 sees a fish whose muddy color renders it imper. eptible to us. He 

 makes a lunge, letting go of the pole and holding on to the cord. 

 The pole falls into the water and the grains are imbedded into the 

 back of the fish near the head. In catching tarpon in this manner 

 you have the excitement and skill of graining, and in addition the 

 pleasure of playing your fish afterward, exactly as do the line 

 fishermen, so that the sport is continuous and more varied. Also, 

 you eet the fish you want, and not any that chooses to bite. We 

 catch in this way, besides the jewfish, an ugly animal of a dirty 



